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Witnesses report clashes around Iran’s parliament (AP)

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AP - EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

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SC Gov. Mark Sanford admits he’s had an affair (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:39 +0000

AP - After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he’d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair. He apologized to his wife and four sons and said he will resign as head of the Republican Governors Association.

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Investigators seek why automated train didn’t stop (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:36 +0000

AP - Federal investigators were testing the automated controls for Washington D.C. transit trains Wednesday, hoping to figure out why the computerized system designed to prevent collisions failed in a deadly crash this week. At the time of the crash, the train was controlled primarily by computer, but there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down.

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NKorea threatens US as world anticipates missile (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:34 +0000

AP - North Korea accused Washington of seeking to “provoke a second Korean War” as the regime prepared to hold maritime military exercises off the eastern coast. U.S. and regional authorities were watching closely for signs that North Korea might fire short- or mid-range missiles during the June 25 to July 10 timeframe cited in a no-sail ban for military drills sent to Japan’s Coast Guard.

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Citi boosting salaries to offset lower bonuses (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:32 +0000

AP - Citigroup Inc. is increasing the base salaries of many employees reportedly by as much as 50 percent for some workers as it restructures their compensation amid government restrictions on bonuses.

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Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:29 +0000

AP - A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture.

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Bomb kills at least 61 in Baghdad’s Sadr City (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:27 +0000

Reuters - A bomb killed at least 61 people on Wednesday at a market in eastern Baghdad’s Sadr City slum, police said, six days before U.S. combat troops are due to withdraw from Iraqi towns and cities.

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South Carolina Governor Sanford admits extramarital affair (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:24 +0000

Reuters - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, who has been seen as a potential candidate for the 2012 U.S. presidential election, tearfully admitted on Wednesday he had been unfaithful to his wife and resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors’ Association.

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Baghdad market blast kills 62 as US pullout looms (AFP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:21 +0000

AFP - At least 62 people were killed by a bomb in a crowded market in Baghdad’s sprawling slum neighbourhood of Sadr City on Wednesday, less than a week before US troops must pull out of Iraq’s cities.

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Woman pleads guilty in drunken breast-feeding case (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:20 +0000

AP - A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect. Stacey Anvarinia, 36, could face up to five years in prison when she’s sentenced on the felony charge in August.

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"Cultural shift" needed in Afghan combat: commander (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:18 +0000

Reuters - The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said on Wednesday foreign troops need to make a “cultural shift” away from conventional warfare and focus on winning the support of Afghans.

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Fed holds policy steady, less worried on deflation (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:17 +0000

Reuters - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held monetary policy steady and said the U.S. economic recession was easing, as it signaled its worries over a possible troubling downward spiral in prices were fading.

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Khamenei vows no retreat on Iran election result (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:14 +0000

Reuters - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Wednesday that a disputed election result would stand, despite street protests that Iranian officials say Britain and the United States have incited.

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U.S. and Venezuela to restore expelled ambassadors (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:11 +0000

Reuters - The United States and Venezuela will soon reinstate ambassadors expelled in a diplomatic spat last year, a sign of warmer relations between President Hugo Chavez and what he calls the U.S. “empire.”

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Iranian riot police block demonstrations: witnesses (AFP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:08 +0000

AFP - Riot police blocked protesters from gathering in Tehran on Wednesday, witnesses said, as Iran’s supreme leader warned he will not back down in the face of unrest following the disputed presidential vote.

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U.S. to appoint ambassador to Syria after 4 years (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:04 +0000

Reuters - The U.S. government will send an ambassador to Syria after a four-year hiatus as President Barack Obama moves to improve ties between the two countries, a State Department official said on Wednesday.

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Public health plan could save money faster: policy group (Reuters)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:23:02 +0000

Reuters - A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.

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Bomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 61 (AP)

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:12:58 +0000

AP - A bomb ripped through a crowded market in Baghdad’s main Shiite district on Wednesday, killing at least 61 people and wounding more than 100 less than a week before a deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq’s urban areas.

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Emotional funeral for SKorea’s Roh Moo-hyun (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:23:08 +0000

AP - A sea of wailing mourners filled the streets of Seoul for the funeral Friday of ex-President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide six days earlier amid a deepening corruption probe by the government plunged South Korea into grief and anger.

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Iran accuses US over mosque bombing (AFP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:23:06 +0000

AFP - Iranian officials Friday accused the US of hiring those behind a suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque in southeastern Iran that killed 23 people and linked the attack to next month’s presidential vote.

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Crash diet: GM getting in shape for Chapter 11 (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:57 +0000

AP - The speed at which General Motors Corp. exits bankruptcy protection will depend a lot on the shape the company is in when it enters. GM has three more days to tidy up.

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James drops 37, Cavs top Magic 112-102, stay alive (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:55 +0000

AP - LeBron James made a new guarantee: Game 6. With Cleveland’s wondrous season on the line, James had 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and Mo Williams, who boldly predicted his team would come back and win this tight-as-can-be series, added 24 points in the Cavaliers’ 112-102 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 on Thursday night.

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Leno gets set to leave the ‘most wonderful job’ (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:53 +0000

AP - It took a radio disc jockey to remind Jay Leno where he’ll stand in “Tonight Show” history when he walks off the stage for the last time Friday.

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Iran official blames U.S. in deadly mosque bombing (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:51 +0000

Reuters - A provincial official said on Friday those behind a mosque bombing that killed around 20 people in Iran had been hired by the United States, Tehran’s arch-foe, a semi-official news agency reported.

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Economy’s fall still bad - even if less steep (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:49 +0000

AP - The economy took a steep tumble at the start of this year, though it may not turn out to be quite as grim as the government first thought.

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Obama calling for better security for computers (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:47 +0000

AP - President Barack Obama is calling digital security a top priority, whether it’s guarding the computer systems that keep the lights on in the city and direct airliners to the right runway or those protecting customers who pay their bills online.

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Debate over who Sotomayor is a sensitive one (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:44 +0000

AP - There are two sides to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor: a Latina from a blue-collar family and a wealthy member of America’s power elite.

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35 militants killed in Afghanistan: U.S. forces (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:42 +0000

Reuters - U.S. forces said a U.S. and Afghan army patrol killed 35 militants in Zabul province, east Afghanistan, when the patrol’s convoy came under attack.

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Budding neurosurgeon from Kansas is top speller (AP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:40 +0000

AP - It’s safe to say the best is yet to come for the new national spelling champion. She’s only just become a teenager. She’ll probably keep her competitive juices flowing by entering the International Brain Bee, the perfect contest for an aspiring neurosurgeon.

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Over 20,000 died in Sri Lanka rebels’ defeat: report (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:38 +0000

Reuters - More than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final days of Sri Lanka’s military operation to defeat Tamil Tigers rebels, The Times newspaper reported on Friday.

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South Korea worries North may take more action (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:36 +0000

Reuters - South Korea said an increasingly belligerent North may be preparing aggressive moves after Chinese fishing boats were spotted leaving a disputed sea border dividing the peninsula.

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Pentagon plans new cyberspace war command: report (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:35 +0000

Reuters - The Pentagon plans to create a new military command for cyberspace, stepping up preparations by the armed forces to conduct both offensive and defensive computer warfare, the New York Times said on Friday.

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Obama meets Abbas, ups pressure on Israel (AFP)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:32 +0000

AFP - US President Barack Obama renewed pressure on Israel but rejected a timetable for his peace drive, noting domestic pressures heaped on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Obama meets Abbas, presses Israel on settlements (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:29 +0000

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday ratcheted up pressure on Israel to freeze settlements as he sought to reassure visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of U.S. support for Palestinian statehood.

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Bombs explode in Pakistan city; gunmen ambush police (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:26 +0000

Reuters - Two bombs exploded in a market in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing six people, and gunmen on rooftops ambushed police as they arrived at the scene.

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GM bankruptcy looms after bondholders back deal (Reuters)

admin — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:21 +0000

Reuters - General Motors Corp persuaded its major bondholders to accept a sweetened ownership plan on Thursday, a deal that could result in a smoother ride for the carmaker through bankruptcy.

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GIs in Iraq Get a Taste of Home: Football and Beer

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Bombs hit Gaza as UN urges truce

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:34 +0000

Israeli forces have been striking targets in Gaza for almost two weeks Israeli warplanes continued to bomb Gaza on the night when the UN called for an immediate end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants. The UN Security Council called for a

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Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders ‘dead’

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Swedan is sdia to have been Kini’s top aide Al-Qaeda’s operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US sources say. Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were both killed in recent days, US

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UN backs ceasefire call for Gaza

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Foreign ministers from Western and Arab nations spent the day in talks The 15-strong UN Security Council has voted for a resolution asking for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, with the US alone abstaining. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said

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Pakistan al-Qaeda chief ‘killed’

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Al-Qaeda’s operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US sources say. Usama al-Kini and his lieutenant, Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan, were both killed in recent days, US counter-terrorism officials said. Usama

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UN closer to resolution on Gaza

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Foreign ministers from Western and Arab nations spent the day in talks The UN Security Council appears to have overcome its divisions and is poised to vote unanimously for a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Chances of the resolution being

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E-mail rules attack civil rights

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

By Angus Crawford BBC News Service providers will have to store information for 12 months Rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK are a waste of money and an attack on civil liberties, critics say. From March all

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UN talks on Gaza truce ’stalling’

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Foreign ministers from Western and Arab nations spent the day in talks Chances of a UN Security Council resolution on a Gaza ceasefire have receded after new disagreements emerged in New York. Key Arab states and Western powers had apparently agreed on a

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Israeli strike killed aid worker, U.N. says

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Israeli forces fired on a U.N. aid convoy Thursday in Gaza, killing at least one contract worker, during a three-hour truce Israel set up to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians, U.N. officials said. As a result, the U.N. Relief and Works Agency

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Obama camp ‘prepared to talk to Hamas’

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

The incoming Obama administration is prepared to abandon President Bush’s doctrine of isolating Hamas by establishing a channel to the Islamist organisation, sources close to the transition team say. The move to open contacts with Hamas - which could be

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U.N. Suspends Aid to Gaza Strip

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Israel killed aid workers, U.N. says

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Israeli forces fired on a U.N. aid convoy Thursday in Gaza, killing two aid workers, during a three-hour truce that Israel set up to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. ‘Since the conflict began 13 days

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Obama warns against inaction on stimulus

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Reporting from Washington President-elect Barack Obama, pledging to ’set a new course’ for an ailing American economy, delivered a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1-trillion recovery plan today, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept

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No Purple Hearts for post-traumatic stress disorder, Pentagon says

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size The Pentagon has decided that it will not award the Purple Heart, the hallowed medal given to those wounded or killed by enemy action, to war veterans who

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UN suspends Gaza aid operations

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The UN’s suspension of aid operations followed an Israeli strike on a UN truck The UN has said it is suspending aid operations in Gaza because its staff have been hit by Israeli attacks. The suspension would continue ‘until the Israeli authorities can

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Obama urges action on economy

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

By Steve Schifferes Economics reporter, BBC News Mr Obama’s plan depends on pumping billions of dollars into the economy US President-elect Barack Obama has called for ‘drastic action’ to prevent the US economic situation worsening. In his first major

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Russia ‘to restore gas to Europe’

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Slovakia has called a state of emergency amid plunging gas supplies The Russian gas giant, Gazprom, says it will resume pumping gas to Europe once independent monitors are in place to check the flow to EU markets. Ukraine, whose dispute with Russia over

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Israel accused over Gaza wounded

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Thursday’s Israeli bombardment was the heaviest so far The Red Cross has accused Israel of failing to fulfil its obligation to help wounded civilians in Gaza. ICRC staff found four weak and scared children beside their mothers’ bodies in houses hit by

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Gaza Children Found With Mothers Corpses

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

PARIS - The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it had discovered shocking scenes - including small children next to their mothers corpses - when its representatives gained access for the first time to parts of Gaza battered by Israeli

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Red Cross Finds Emaciated Children Among Gaza Dead

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‘No progress’ in Europe gas talks

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:33 +0000

Slovakia has called a state of emergency amid plunging gas supply Talks between EU and Russian and Ukrainian officials to try to end the row disrupting gas supplies in Europe have ended with no apparent progress. Further planned talks in Brussels were

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Red Cross Accuses Israel of Neglecting Gaza Wounded

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Rockets Fired From Lebanon Into Northern Israel

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Soldiers rested on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza during the three-hour cease-fire on Wednesday. More Photos > JERUSALEM - Israels conflict with Hamas in Gaza threatened to broaden on Thursday as at least three rockets were fired into the north

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Rockets Fired From Lebanon Into Israels North

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Talks to resume Europe gas flow

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:32 +0000

Slovakia has called a state of emergency amid plunging gas supply Russian gas company Gazprom says it has held talks with its Ukrainian counterpart to try to end the row which has disrupted gas supplies in Europe. The dispute - over prices and new

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Lebanon Fires Rockets into Israels North

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:32 +0000

Soldiers rested on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza during the three-hour cease-fire on Wednesday. More Photos > JERUSALEM - Israels conflict with Hamas and Gaza threatened to broaden on Thursday as a small number of rockets were fired into the

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Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:32 +0000

At least three rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon raising fears that the current Israeli offensive in Gaza may spill over. Israel’s army said it had returned fire into Lebanon. There are no details. The exchange came as Israel

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Political wrangling bogs down stimulus package

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:32 +0000

Reporting from Washington The drive for quick action on a huge economic stimulus package has become entangled in the push and pull of Washington politics and now may not clear Congress until mid-February. Democrats had hoped to have the approximately

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Rockets hit Israel ‘from Lebanon’

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:32 +0000

At least three rockets fired from the direction of Lebanon have landed in the north of Israel, Israeli security forces say. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper said at least one rocket had hit the Nahariya area, north of the city of Haifa. There were no immediate

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UBS closing U.S. clients’ offshore accounts

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:25 +0000

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss wealth manager UBS AG is closing all the offshore accounts of its U.S. clients, the bank said on Friday, as it comes under pressure from U.S. tax authorities.

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Stock futures point to losses ahead of payrolls

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:19 +0000

(Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday as investors braced for dismal monthly jobs figures and a rise in the unemployment rate. At 5 a.m. EST, futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 were down between 0.4 and 0.8 percent.

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Ssangyong seeks court help, Ford downbeat

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:13 +0000

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean SUV maker Ssangyong filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday while Hyundai Motor Co, South Korea’s top carmaker, said it would cut output as the financial crisis pounds the global auto industry.

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Oil up to $42 on Saudi cuts

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:06 +0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices rose to around $42 a barrel on Friday on signs Saudi Arabia will cut supplies further next month, but gains were capped ahead of data expected to show a big jump in U.S. unemployment.

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Panel steps up criticism of Treasury: report

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:49:00 +0000

(Reuters) - A report being released on Friday alleges that the U.S. Treasury has failed to reveal its strategy for stabilizing the financial system, not answered questions asked by a government watchdog, and has done nothing to help struggling homeowners, the Wall Street Journal said.

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Satyam plunges as fraud puts its future in doubt

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:48:56 +0000

HYDERABAD, India (Reuters) - Shares in India’s Satyam Computer Services plunged more than 70 percent to an 11-year low on Friday as investors questioned the survival of the fraud-hit outsourcing firm.

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World waits on jobs data as recession weighs

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:48:50 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers probably cut the most jobs in at least 34 years last month as the global economic crisis gathered pace and moves by policy makers took time to filter through to struggling companies.

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Icahn says bankruptcy reform could help banks

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:48:45 +0000

(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn called for changes in federal bankruptcy laws which he argues are thwarting the private investment which is more appropriate than public funds for reviving the banking system.

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